GVK Hancock and opponents to meet again in court in March

IT WILL be close to Easter in the new year before an Indian resources giant backed by magnate Gina Rinehart will find out what sort of fight they will have to go ahead with their second enormous Queensland coal project.

GVK Hancock flagship Alpha mine is still in the midst of a challenge by land-holders and environmentalists over its plan to build a sprawling operation west of Rockhampton and Mackay.